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Colorado star Travis Hunter is forward of time table because it pertains to his on-field return. The former five-star prospect was once again at observe with the Buffaloes this week going thru soccer actions for the primary time since he suffered a lacerated liver in a Week 3 win in opposition to Colorado State. According to train Deion Sanders, Hunter could even see some motion Friday night time in opposition to Stanford.Â
“There’s a tremendous chance he could play,” Sanders mentioned all over his Tuesday press convention. “It goes by how he looks, how he performs in practice. How his wind is. He has to be in shape. I don’t want him to be a liability. I want him to always be a tremendous asset. Travis, he came to me yesterday morning and he said, ‘What more can I do to help us get to the point that we need to get to?’ So I love the team aspect of Travis, 100%. But I hope he can play.”Â
Sanders showed that Hunter is medically cleared for a return to motion as Hunter wears further coverage across the spaces suffering from his damage. The focal point shifting ahead is on conditioning and getting Hunter again as much as sport velocity.Â
Sanders at first mentioned final week that the hope was once Hunter could resume soccer actions all over Colorado’s bye, which falls at the week of Oct. 21. If Hunter is not able to play in opposition to Stanford, then there is a excellent likelihood he is again in the beginning lineup for the Oct. 28 sport in opposition to UCLA.Â
Prior to his damage, Hunter was once making a significant affect for the Buffaloes on each side of the ball amid an undefeated 3-0 get started. He had 16 catches for 213 yards, 9 general tackles, one interception and two go breakups.Â
Hunter, the previous No. 1 total recruit in the category of 2022, signed for Sanders at Jackson State. He was once the primary five-star prospect to ever signal with an FCS program out of highschool. He adopted Sanders to Colorado in the offseason.Â